GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAFY: pin-up

Dottie's Delights - Pin-Up Extravaganza!

above, a sneak peek at the 2011 Lily Collection - how cute are those panties!?

We thought it would be fun to whet your appetite with one of the latest designers to hit the lingerie scene: Dottie's Delights. This adorable label is certainly inspired by burlesque and pin-up, which are two of our favorite things! 2011 marks the year that Dottie's Delights is crossing over from being an Etsy shop to being carried in select stores across the US. Not only that, but the designer is pairing up next month with Faire Frou Frou darling Love, Lulu Mae to be part of A Pin-Up Extravaganza in Chicago. That means you get dolled-up in retro-inspired lingerie, top it off with fun accessories and memorialize it by being photographed by Jane J Gaspar. Sounds like fun to us! To RSVP and learn more about being part of this cheeky event (which takes place on February 5, 2011), visit the Dottie's Delights blog here.

In the meantime, keep an eye on the Dottie's Delights Etsy website to see when the new Lily Collection is available for purchase.

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Posted in dotties delights, love lulu mae, pin-up at Wednesday, 26 January 2011. No Comments

Fun in the Sun!

images via photographer Luke Duval

These Luke Duval photographs remind us of both the old Coppertone ads and vintage pin-up pictures that we've collected over the years. The seafoam backdrop and the retro-styled models really set the stage for a 1950s look. If we didn't know better we would have thought these photos were paintings (certainly inspired by the work of Elvgren).
Each of these looks is a perfect way to welcome the weekend, and a nice continuation of the Chantal Thomass swim spread we featured yesterday.
To see more of Luke Duval's work, click here.

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Posted in bathing suits, bikinis, Luke Duval, photographer, pin-up at Friday, 11 June 2010. No Comments

Sunny Pin-Ups by Bien Fee Pour Toi

When a lingerie label does such a cute job putting together it's catalogue, it's hard to resist sharing! French lingerie label Bien Fee Pour Toi recently unveiled its Spring 2010 collection in an impressive array of old-fashioned pin-up photographs. We have actually included both Spring and the previous Fall 2009 pictures in this post since they worked so well together...don't you agree?
The beautiful designer Vanessa Schleimer developed the brand in 2005, and has previously collaborated with Victoria's Secret and Topshop, but we feel that in the past two seasons that Bien Fee Pour Toi has found its niche and developed its unique identity.
The new arrivals are now online for purchase, and you can do so by clicking here!

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Posted in Bien Fee Pour Toi, hollywood pinups, lingerie, Paris, pin-up at Monday, 8 March 2010. No Comments

Pin-Ups Galore!

above: though not lingerie-specific, we love this pin-up pic! quite the femme fatale.

images via here by artist David Wright

If you are fans of pin-up art, like we are, you will just love the demure & sexy subjects in the work by artist David Wright. We are ashamed to say this, but we weren't entirely familiar with his name or his work until recently. Luckily we discovered him and found plenty of darling girls clad in lingerie (or nothing at all) in true 1940s style. Most of these images were created for "The Sketch" magazine during the WWII era. Check out the rest of his portfolio...so many beautiful ladies!

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Posted in david wright, pin-up, sexy at Wednesday, 6 January 2010. No Comments

Happy New Year 2010!

image via here

Happy New Year to all of our wonderful friends! May your New Year's Eve be filled with champagne and sexy lingerie...going out with a bang!
We are unofficially on a blogging break this week, but couldn't resist this adorable pin-up picture with the champagne bubbles.
Did we mention that we are finally re-opening our boutique in a few weeks and launching our new online store?!? We're also bringing in some new brands...and some of those have the most incredible prices you can't resist!
We also have a few other surprises that we will wait until next week to announce. We're loving 2010 already!

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Posted in 2010, champagne bubbles, happy new year, pin-up at Thursday, 31 December 2009. No Comments

Vanities by Michael Elins

isn't this the cutest picture of Paula Patton - such a beauty!

images copyright Michael Elins

We just can't help but post more adorable pinup pictures! It's an addiction! We love it!
We especially love the work of photographer Michael Elins, who is probably best known for his 'vanities' portraits in Vanity Fair. It looks like these fresh-faced models/actresses stepped out of a Vargas painting. The look of these pinup portraits is really a reflection of the styles we are seeing in lingerie/swimwear right now; retro styles, high-waist briefs, garter belts...just like the Christian Dior runway show we posted yesterday.
You can see the rest of his portfolio here.

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Posted in christian dior, faire frou frou, michael elins, pin-up, vanity fair at Wednesday, 8 July 2009. No Comments

New & Affordable! Tra La La at Faire Frou Frou!

the "Sitting Pretty" Bra, shown above & below on Beyonce for ELLE Magazine

Faire Frou Frou is proud to present its newest brand; Tra La La. This fun new line draws inspiration from the 1940s and 1950s, with a particular emphasis on the vintage pin-up look. Each piece is a knock-out, and we especially love that the brand is well-priced! Prices range from $30 to $148 (for a chemise)...not bad!

We are currently stocking several of the Tra La La collections, each with a cute name; Catchy Number, Sitting Pretty, Good From Any Angle, Bat Your Eyelashes, Fly Me to the Moon, and Shimmy Over Here. The good news is that we will be carrying even more Tra La La designs within the next month...we will keep you posted!

Posted in affordable lingerie, bat your eyelashes, beyonce, catchy number, faire frou frou, fly me to the moon, good from any angle, lingerie, pin-up, shimmy over here, sitting pretty, tra la la, vintage at Wednesday, 1 July 2009. No Comments

Pin-Up Girls by Enoch Bolles

Being a fan of pin-up art (for those adorable vintage outfits and the fresh girl next-door portraits) , we're pretty surprised that we didn't know of the artist Enoch Bolles. Actually, we've seen his work, and even posted it on this site, but just assumed it was early Vargas artwork
Bolles (1883-1976) was an Art Deco pin-up artist who illustrated for countless advertisements and magazine covers.
Most of his work includes a model wearing either lingerie or swimwear, so it was hard to narrow down which pictures to include in this post! He seems to feature lingerie much more often than the revered pin-up artist Gil Elvgren.
(Thanks to reader Jagress for the tip!).